I had lunch in Santa Monica & visited one of my very fave bike lanes on the West Coast 🚴‍♂️ 💚 The Ocean Ave protected cycletrack calms and quiets Palisades Park 🤫 Where diesel tourist coaches used to idle, folks glide along the park edge smiling 🙂 🚗 Traffic is now 24 feet inboard of the curb

The killing of an unarmed woman by a masked federal agent in Minneapolis is a moral outrage and a betrayal of American values. There has been no justification offered—only deception and deflection from those in charge.

Some interesting details about @cahsra.bsky.social plans in this Fresno Bee piece: - Bring in private investors to build and operate segments - Borrow backstopped by the $1 billion/yr GGRF allocation - Build tracks to Gilroy to integrate with Caltrain and create 1-steat-ride from SF to Bakersfield

in the great tradition of turning every finding back to your prior views - I think this paper which highlights energy/time is a strong argument for the value of ebikes in decarbonizing transportation as they can increase the distance traveled over time with a very low energy use/time value

ICE just killed a legal observer—allegedly blocking her from medical care and letting her die. This is horrifying. ICE is a rogue agency incapable of reform. Minneapolis Mayor Frey is calling for ICE to vacate the city and I echo that call.

Arrest the murderer and arrest Bovino. Not complicated.

After three years of stalling by Heather Hutt, tonight Metro is finally starting outreach for bus lanes on La Brea from Olympic south to Coliseum. Bus lanes were installed on La Brea north of Olympic (Katy Yaroslavsky's district) in 2023. Meeting tonight 7pm on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/4qUBCk2

one of the things i hate most about this persistent line of argument is the implication that any of these actions would be fine if groceries were cheaper

True. We have owned just one car for our family of 4 for 9 years. It has saved us soooooo much money and helped us afford to live in a more walkable and bike able neighborhood to help us keep saving money by only owning one (9 year old) car.

This is wrong. Many don't drive due to age, ability, income, etc. An NRDC report estimated 1/3 of Americans can’t rely on cars & 16M have no access, including kids, seniors, & people w disabilities. These folks often have less representation in decision-making spaces. www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...

Sending your kid to LAUSD: free Riding LA Metro: $1.75 Borrowing a book from the LA Public Library: free Living in the greatest city on earth: priceless

Wild to see brand-new grade separation projects (this one in Fairfield, CA) widening a road from 2->6 lanes and only finding room for a 5', gutter bike lane. This is what I mean when I say that traffic engineering exemplifies an anti-biking ideology.

A California state appellate court has determined that moving playground equipment — a small zip line to be specific — from one spot to another does NOT require formal environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act www.cp-dr.com/articles/mov...

"You have some of the biggest corporations in the nation who went from refusing to donate to anybody who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election to then not only reversing that, but now some of them paying for a ballroom to be constructed on the grounds of the White House."

I never imagined my "Cities aren't loud, cars are loud" line would break containment but here we are!

Grant Louis of Manhattan, welcome to The War on Cars.

My favorite evidence that congestion pricing in New York has reshaped peoples’ behavior: we can see a surge of people trying to enter the zone before the price kicks up at 5 a.m., and after it decreases at 9 p.m.

Happy to see my prediction come true: that concerns of traffic diverting around Manhattan or building up outside the zone would not materialize.

Call it decongestion pricing. 27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Before we had environmental safeguards, smog filled the air and toxic waste clogged our waterways. These days belong in the past. And yet, the Trump administration is trying to reverse our progress. We’ve been fighting for the environment for over five decades, and this year won’t be any different.

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It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.

There are a thousand things Dems could be collectively doing ahead of the reconvening of Congress. American legislators: <huffy social media post> Korean legislators:

Tell your elected officials to do everything in their power to stand up to Trump and prevent war with Venezuela. Email your Members of Congress: act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr... Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal... And call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

The 50501 movement is demanding that Congress block President Trump from continuing military action in Venezuela & to impeach both Trump & Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for waging an illegal war against the people of Venezuela, orchestrating a coup, & engaging in an illegal occupation.

Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.

Done

Donald Trump had no approval from Congress for this unjustified, unauthorized attack on Venezuela. This is what dictators do. We cannot stand idly by while Donald Trump conducts rogue attacks that put American lives further at risk.

Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies. Full statement below:

A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.

As ever, the only appropriate response is impeachment and removal from office.

Impeachment proceedings are mandatory. You either believe the presidency is governed by rules or you don’t.

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there are some really unwell people on the internet & you should block any account that makes your hackles go up even a little bit, trust your instincts, build your community as you wish.

TAPing with credit cards is coming to LA Metro this spring! And you can pay for up to four additional riders! No more having to buy individual TAP cards for every friend/family member/child you are traveling with!

Special prosecutors on day 1. Everyone in this administration who broke laws— including every ICE agent who ever kidnapped anyone— must go to prison. All of Epstein’s buddies prosecuted too, Democrat or Republican doesn’t matter. Has to be this way or this country won’t survive.

TV Hill 1, SantaBarbara County, CA 🗺34.4101, -119.7077 🧭55° ⛰367 ft https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2749

This year revealed new depths of depravity from Trump and his supporters. But we also saw a lot of Americans of all walks of life stand up and sometimes take great risks for their neighbors or strangers. Here’s hoping that the light keeps growing.

We’ve done public opinion surveys that back this up

I think the most effectively way to frame this issue is, "Don't you want choice in where you live and how you get around?" When framed this way, multimodal reforms transform from a burden (e.g. "we have to do this because of climate change/sprawl/costs/etc") into an amenity.

Thanks to a series YIMBY reforms—and high-quality administration—in San Diego, the city has been in the midst of a building boom, even as construction has plummeted elsewhere. The result? Rents are down six months in a row. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/17/s...

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Semi-annual trips to UCSD always remind me that we can think bigger and build amazing things in San Diego if we want to

TIL Japan built the bullet train before California built the 5 freeway. The best time to build a high speed rail line was 20 years ago, the second best time to build one is today.

LA has surrendered to the potholes: @michaelschneider.com and I have a piece in the LA Times today about how the city has stopped repaving our streets. (Also thank god for great headline writers at actual newspapers!)

A massive new Everywhere brewery is coming to the Fred Harvey restaurant space at Union Station. Plans include a main brewery room, a 96-seat outdoor patio, a cocktail lounge, and an upstairs game room. Everywhere Beer is based in Orange County

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.

Dew Drop 1, Amador County, CA 🗺38.5160, -120.4808 🧭278° ⛰4281 ft https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2698

I remember this slide in Shoup’s lecture. He asked why doesn’t the line event connect the points?